USA picks up “intense hacker drama” starring Christian Slater
Hackers have been in the news a lot lately, which means the timing is perfect for a new drama series about all of the badass stuff that hackers do. According to Deadline, USA has picked up such a show, and not only will it continue America’s love affair with hackers, but it will hopefully reignite America’s old love affair with Christian Slater. Tentatively titled Mr. Robot, the series will be an “intense hacker drama” that focuses on a young guy named Elliot—played by Night At The Museum‘s Rami Malek—who “can only connect to people by hacking them” thanks to his “debilitating anti-social disorder.” Hopefully, the “hacking them” thing means stealing information from their computers and not, you know, hitting them with an axe.